Do Not Listen.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

beware about what you
have been watching,

a love story, a romance
by the window in Venice
love by the river
love in the sky
love of swans and tweeting
kissing beaks,


do not overthink, do not
believe at once, for coming
back into your room, into your
life,

they are all far your truths,
your sad truth, your love unrequited.

beware if the yelping dog,
the coy cat, the patient spider,

beware of everything that excites
your heart
that tells you to yield and surrender
that tells you that
everything in love is fair
that love is everlasting
that joy is forever,

back into your room
light is dim, full moon is harsh,

they say, blue is old news, beware, beware,
focus, focus on your self,
lavish on your own personal truths,

just live your life, do not listen.